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Final Series-C Vincent Black Shadow tops Stafford auction

20 July 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The last Series-C Vincent Black Shadow ever built is to be auctioned at the next Bonhams sale on October 21. The 1955 machine has matching numbers and has only had three owners in it’s lifetime, and...

DFT aims drink-drive campaign at young men

20 July 2007 by Chris Newbigging

A new anti drink-drive campaign aimed at young men was launched by the Department for Transport this morning. The £3m THINK! campaign is tailored to speak directly to young men who are more likely to...

Chunnel delays and fuel crisis for MCN's Brno run

20 July 2007 by Andy Downes

MCN Features Editor Andy Downes is only hallf way on his run to Brno for the World Superbike races this weekend but has already had two major crises. The first occured before they’d even left the...

BMW buys Husqvarna

20 July 2007 by Ben Purvis

It has just been confirmed that BMW has bought the Husqvarana motorcycle brand outright. The deal was signed with Husqvarna boss Claudio Castiglioni yesterday, (Thursday July 19), and will be...

My pride and joy

19 July 2007 by kojie

This is my bike; thought you would like to see it. It’s in the garage now because I can’t find a cheap enough downpipe for the MoT.

'Ring via Titi

19 July 2007 by Ed Mead

Simple story really… on the way to the Nurburgring we encountered somewhere even the most battle-hardened had to visit.

MCN staff heads to Brno World Superbikes on longterm Kawasaki Z1000

19 July 2007 by Andy Downes

MCN’s Features Editor Andy Downes is off to the Brno round of World superbikes this weekend on his longterm Kawasaki Z1000. Here’s the first of his updates from the trip “Just packing the my long...

Yamaha R1 power for Swiss-built sports quad

19 July 2007 by Chris Newbigging

This is the world-first picture of the new R1-powered sports quad from Swiss firm GG Technik. Using a similar design to the BMW R1150GS-powered (named simply Quad), the new GG Quadster is an advanced...

Ride to work, then into your office!

19 July 2007 by Andrew Lord

I took riding my bike to work one step further. I rode my bike right into my office! Don’t tell the boss!

MCN tests the 2008 Harley-Davidson Rocker, Rocker Custom, Nightster, CVO and Fat Bob

19 July 2007 by Trevor Franklin

MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin is currently in New York testing the brand new 2008 Harley-Davidson range, which includes the new Rocker, Rocker Custom, Fat Bob, Nightster and CVO machines,...

Blame cars

19 July 2007 by AnGeLlRaCeR

Hi guys! Bikes are always being bad mouthed, looked at like death traps, banned from this and that, when it’s the stupid topless in the winter boy racers, with their neon lights, huge exhausts, and...

New driver licensing recommendations

19 July 2007 by Chris Newbigging

New car drivers are to be bound by a list of tough regulations designed to stop the number of accidents they ar einvolved in, a House of Commons Transport Committee has said. In a report released...

More images from Ride To Work Day 2007

19 July 2007 by Nicola Fox

We would like to thank all the people who have sent in their pictures from Ride To Work Day 2007 so far. Here is a round up of the latest additions to the collection. The latest additions to the...

Touring Norway

19 July 2007 by Jonathan Smart

Have just come back from a week’s touring in Norway. It was fantastic, there were great biking roads and it’s easy to get to from the UK. Started in the South and three of us rode up to the Arctic...

Mosgrove vs Stoner

18 July 2007 by Zara Mosgrove

HRC unveil their new secret weapon to challenge Stoner for championship! Alex Mosgrove, 3, Congleton.

Help find me!

18 July 2007 by oscar1945

I have been scouring the land for many years to try and locate what was my former pride and joy with what seems to be very little success. The bike is a 1958 Triumph Thunderbird, registration number 151 EPP. After buying the bike, which was in a sorry state at the time, I completely rebuilt it in 1968. Due to circumstances at the time though I unfortunately had to let her go in 1972. It would mean...

One-off orange Corona SRAD

18 July 2007 by sradscott

Bought this about six months ago… was a right state when I got it. After hours and hours of work and lots of money spent this is how she looks. She’s been treated to a new one-off body kit, wavy...

You decide where to send MCN Deputy Editor Ped Baker on foreign motorcycle trip

18 July 2007 by Peter Baker

In September the deputy editor of Motor Cycle News, Ped Baker is planning a trip abroad on his long term test BMW K1200R Sport. His rough plan is to ride from the MCN offices in Peterborough to the...

New Street Station: NOT biker-friendly

18 July 2007 by Anonymous

I commute to Birmingham New Street railway station every day, rain, snow or shine and have been doing for a few years now. I always park my bike on the car park central reservation along with all the...

Video: Do Chinese bikes come up to scratch?

17 July 2007 by Ian Jubb

Diesel-fuelled rant

17 July 2007 by Ryan Alexander

I wanted to share the pictures of the stupid bastard that is cruising around with a plastic bag as the fuel filler cap on his lorry! I spotted this the week after I dropped my Gixer after sliding...

Video: Aprilila Mana auto motorcycle v military jet

17 July 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Many people have wondered if Aprilia’s new Mana 850cc automatic motorcycle will be able to give the same acceleration as a normal motorcycle, so to put minds at ease the company put it up against a...

New MCN July 18, 2007

17 July 2007 by Nicola Fox

New MCN July 18, 2007 Check out this week’s MCN to see Valentino Rossi’s uncharacteristic crash out of the German MotoGP as it unfolds. Also in this edition, available from Wednesday,July 18, 2007 we...

Video: Is speed camera use falling?

17 July 2007 by Steve Farrell

Your chances of seeing a speed camera van on the road are up to 60 per cent less than last year, MCN can reveal. Funding changes brought in by Government have plunged speed camera authorities into...

MCN's motorcycle babe of the day: July 17

17 July 2007 by MCN

MCN’s motorcycle babe of the day

Whitham and Co

16 July 2007 by MOO51E

Jim Algie and Scott Weaver meet Jamie Whitham at Aberdeen ferry terminal on their way to the Awesum Simmer Dim Rally 2007, Shetland.

Can you help with moped fundraiser?

16 July 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Motorcycle News reader Stuart Stocks is looking for sponsorship for his trip to the Nurburgring in aid of Enduro Africa. Stuart is riding a Webbs Yamaha prepared Yamaha T80 Townmate (similar to but less popular than a Honda C90) to the infamous German toll road to raise money for his Enduro Africa campaign later this year, and hopes to leave the UK on August 16. If you’d like to donate money...